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The title track was written by Kelly and earned him a 'Song of the Year' nomination at the 1998 Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Music Awards. It tells the story of an imprisoned man writing a letter to his brother, in which he laments that he will be missing the family Christmas celebrations. It was covered by James Reyne on his 2005 acoustic album ...And the Horse You Rode in On; and by David Miles, From Nowhere, Semicolon, Ghostwriters, Karl Broadie and Lawrence Agar.
By 1996, Paul Kelly Band members were Stephen Hadley (bass guitar, ex-Black Sorrows), Bruce Haymes (keyboards), Peter Luscombe (drums, ex-Black Sorrows) and Shane O'Mara (guitar). Spencer P. Jones (guitar, Beasts of Bourbon) guested on some performances. This line-up issued the CD-EP, How to Make Gravy with the title track earning Kelly a 'Song of the Year' nomination at the 1998 Australasian Performing Rights Association (APRA) Music Awards.
It was covered by James Reyne on his 2005 acoustic album ...And the Horse You Rode in On; and by David Miles, From Nowhere, Semicolon, Ghostwriters, Karl Broadie and Lawrence Agar.